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To ALL WHoM` 1T MAY coNeERr-L' Be it known that Wi RABBOTT, of Marengo, in the c ounty of McHenry, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved .Measuring and Tally'ing-ttaehnient for Threshing-Machines; and. I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makeand use the sanne. reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming par't ofthi'sspecij ficationifin whiclif- Figure 1 is a. front view of the elevator, ivithvremoved sections for exhibitingthe grainfelevating'mechanisinl FigureZ is a. vertical section of the measuring-chambers through the line z ze', fig. 2 Figui-e3 is a. froutelevation of the measuring-cllamherfs` with a removed section o f the casing covering. the

'tallying-mechanisnl for exhibiting the latter.

Figure 4 is` a horizontal section ofthe measuring-chambers'throughthe-line yg/f, iig. 3. i Figure 5 is a. horizontal section of the bifureated spout throughA the line ze', iig.v 1, and also atop View 0f -th'e measnringchainher. v 5 l v Similar letters Aof reference indica-.te corresponding parts,-

This invention relatesto a vmachine for measuring grain, and ta'l'lying the nuuiher of measures of the same which pass through it, and consists of an elevating-spout, measuring-chambers, andlantomatic tallying-register,

whichwill now be more fully set forth.;

The machine consist-s of two 'general parti one being the elevatingbox,having a bifurcated spout, shown at ig.'1;"and the othe'rconssting of two measuring-chambers, provided with the tallying-mechanism, as shown at iig. 3. These two figures represent the two parts in their relativesi'zo and position, the spout being above the measuring-chambers .in the manner-"shown, so that cach of its branches will discharge the grain Ainto a -measuring-chamber.-

The measuring-chaxnhers, as shown atg. 3, when attached to the threshing-machine, occupy a position on the side of the threshing-machine, and between the front and rear wheel of the same.v It can beattachedthereto by metal straps or bolts, brin any suitablemanner'that will permit its removal, if desired. The'part shown at iig. 1 is also attached in.a similar rnanne'r to the same side of the threshing-machu'e, and in the relative position shown bythe figs. 1 and 3. The lower end of the elevator-box will vthen reach down to theyicinity of thedelivery-- .spout prop'er of the threshing-machine,'which spout, as ordinarily placed'yis at the rear end ofthe machine. I Instead of the grain being discharged .intoei half-bushel measure, orA on the ground, as was the case kerel tofore, I join the saidgrain-'spout to the end of m5r elevatorebox in such a manner that the grain will he taken up by the buckets, revolving on a b elt' and pulleys within the elevator-box, and carried over into the junction of bifnrcated spout aforesaid, from whence it falls into the branehesvof the same. This lconnecttiotrof the elevator-box with the grain-spout ofthe threshing-machine may he elected in several ways. For example, the

lower end of the elevator-bon 4may he plunged into abox into which the grain falls from the grain-spout, or a canvas sleeve may he made so' as to connect the elevatorboxand spout, or the spout maybe made to 'o'pen into the cavity ofthe elevator-box directly.

In the drawings, v'A .is the elevator-box, withits pulleys P P, belt n, and grainfbuckets gg, &c. This-belt receives its motion'from'an exterior drivingpulley, P', connected by belts, as'shown, with some exterior pulley of'the threshing-machine,which machines, as now generally built, aii`ord ample facility for such' 'connectiom The lower end A of this hoxA is connected withthe grnimspout of the threshing-machine in someoneoffthe waysabove lzne'ntioned, so that, when the belt-WAL rex-ol-ves, the buckets g will ll with grain, and bear the same up to the junctionl.B,..where the grain will be spilled in to the branches ,C :C of the 'bifurcated spout, when the said buckets are in the act of passing over the-upper pulley Slidingdoors D D,`iig, 3, are pivoted to a lever, fand this lever pivot'ed centrally toa plate, d', attached to the lower ends of the'br'anches C C ofthe spout, .as 'j shown at .figa l and 3. Thus' pivoted,`the'doors-D can be shut alternately to stopthe egress-oi' the grain 4from the branches, and `the shutting one-door opens the other, or the reverse. y v

When one of the'measuring-chainbers l'M is filled, its'exit-door N i's4 drawn outward by the handle n, thus exposing an opening, g, in thebott'oza ofthechambenthroughwhich -thegrain descends and passes out 'bythe experience,

quantity ot' grain is handled by small measurements.

c spout N located underneath the said opening, in the manner shown. In'praetice, sacks for receiving the grain are to be hungon the hooks shown attached to the spout- These chambers are lined withtin or zinc, and provided with an inclined diaphragm,f, of the saine material, which is curved laterally, as indicated bythe shading lines of the drawing, for the better delivery of the grain, forby this diaphragm all of the grain measured by the chamber will pass out, so that the entire-contents of the chamber will be discharged, and by that means a. given quantity of grain measured.

In practice, the capacity of theseehambers is one bushel each, as a. smaller unit measured is found,

to involve loss, by the' multiplication of an error of veacessin each unit measure, where a. large This is a well-known fact in connection with the common half-bushel measure, and the want of an accurate and convenient measuringdevice has lo'ng been felt by those i interested, which want it is the object o f this invention toI supply, as .well as to provide an automatic 'tallying machine, Afornse in the'same connection.

-Iu operating my machine, wliile one branch of the spout is delivering, the other is closed to permit the undisturbed discharge of the measured grain from. the chamber underneath the closed branch. A

The discharge-openings of the measuring-chambers should be capable of 'passing out the grain equally as fast. as the bucketsg of the elevator can deliver it' therein, and in practice it would be well to have'lthis `discharging-eapacity somewhat greater than the threshing-capacity'of the best machines, and, to do so, itis only required to provide a suitable area to the dischargewpenings closed by the slide-doors NI i iig. 4, the-action ot' so drawing it out is made to operate vfWhen one of the doors-N is drawn out, as shown in the tallying-mechanism new to be described. I i Each door N slides in slotsin its spout N', thesaid slots being-cut in'the'side-boards of the strongermade by nailing on strips ci' wood, a's shown at p, I

bottomf the' chambers, andoperates to close the discharge-openings in the manner shown'. i 0n the uppersuig-v i.; "face ofthese doors is a triangularl'y-shapedprojection, as shown at z' in figs. 2, 3, and 4. i I

' JL recess vis cut da: the under side ofi-he .bottom ot` the chamber, as shown at ig. 2, t'c aocoH the door to which it is attached from being withdrawn in the'manner-beforedescribed, for the recessesiezttend outward to` thefrontef themeasuring-chamber. f'lhese projections areso located on their respectivedoors that, i ien one of the latteris withdrawn, the inner edgeofthe projections will impinge the correspondingr'end ofthe ;b'ar a`,and actuate ithorizontally tothe-right-or'rleft, the case may be.` 'This baris held,y withldosecontact f i When 4thebar a is `fno-verite the right or be, the paul-on thatside'is actuated to assume a more vertical position. In so doing, its-point catches into ione.

in fits slot by cross-piecesjj, and the said slot.isformedbyastrp, o, secured against the bottoinof thechaui-- bers, andiby the side of a,horiaontalu longitudiual 'recess made -inthe. said bottom,- andin which'theubar ais allowed a short' longitudinal movemeutgffor aiipurp'ose te' be shown; This ,bar a` is shown in ri-gs.. 2,3, and 4,'

where are also-shown the pawls Zpivoted to-.the bar at4 their lower ends.

left by the withdrawal of the right or left door-, as the case may of` the serraturesof the double -ratchetfbar L, and lifts the same upward a certain deinitedistance, which distance is 'madetocorrespon Iby the arrangement of the mechanism, to certain tally-marks on the face ofthe vertical slotted c`ase l: attached as' shown tothe chambers. lh'e ratchet-bar works within this case k, and is provided with a'pin, s,.iwhichl projects through the slot of the ease, forthe purpose of indicating, onthe scale ot' 'tally-marks on the exterior of the case, and bythe side of the slot, the height t0 which the ratchet-.barhas been lifted,- i These tally-marks should number from one to a hundred, and be counted by figures at.A intervals Aof ten stamped' on'the easel. 1

` 'lhus, by the withdrawal of eitheno'ne of the doors, the. bara is 'actuated laterally, and one of its pawls .Zmade to catch in a serrature en the ratchet-bar, and lift the latter a certain distance, which distance brings the p in s to onefof the tally-maries on the scale, and thus tallies one bushel 4more than was,previouslytallied, so that by each successive alternate withdrawal of the doors an additional bushel is tallied until th-ratchet-bar is raised to the 'top of its travel, kwhen a hundred bushels, or other number, according to the serratures of the `'ratchet-bar, and the corresponding tally-marks on the case, are indicated. r

y The points' of the pawls lare pressed against' the's'erratures'of-the ratchet'bar by springs q,' arisiug from .the screws r, in the manner shown, and held with tension against the ratchet-bar by means of 'the stud-pins t projecting from the exterior of the chamber. Guides for the ratchet-bar are shown at u u.

. The staples v v are for retaining thepawls and their springs in place.

The case c is screwed on to the measuring-chambers, as shown, and. is made, in practice, of sheet brass'. 1 When the ratchet-liar has been'lifted'to the extent of its travel, it islowered by simultaneouslyiturning in an outward direction the key-handles w w, which lifts the springs clear of the ser-ratures by means o f the liftingtoe e (iig. 3) on eachlrey, whereby the ratchet-bar 'descends by its own weight, to be again lifted,

B is a door, hinged at I), catching by a 'slot' over a staple, b. A s a. metallic door, fitting on the rounded ends' A, and catching over astaple, as shown.v These doors are for inspecting the interior of the machine in case there be any derangement of the internal mechanism of the same.

By the abovev specification,it willvbc seen -that, when the tally'ing-mechanism is properly constructed, no grain c an issue vfrom the chambers without 'being duly registered or tallied, whereby the attendance 'of it can beentrusted to a boy, or any person having no special faculty for accuracy' in itailying, as no mistakes can he made, and all uncertainty and dispute thereby avoided. i 5 i The mechanism of the machine issimpleneompared to the natureof its oiice, and the constructoninvolving tig. 2. Thus each door is held in smooth-slidingcontact with 'thev his'fojcctionso that the doors may vfit closely tot-he said bottom, and' also that the proje tionsball' not` prevent 'A no dicult or skilled workinanship, it can be made strong and eilioient,and, at the same tinie, of reasonable cost. Y

The manner of operating this machine is as follows;

Sacks are hooked on to the hooks in theispouts N, so that n. spoutis presented'into'ech sack,'the` threshing-machine beinglth'en put in inoton. One of the branches of the spout being closed, it is soon -lled with grain, (for the latter isspilled from alle bukets g into both branches,) and then all the grainspilled by Y the buckets passes dou-'n the open branch, and is deliyered into the corresponding measuring-Chamber. When' ,this is filled, th'e branch of the spout then delivering grain is closed by-"pushng in' itsdoor D, which aetionl opens the door D of the ther spout. The grain lodged in this last-opened spout falls at once into the measuringchamber, and aportion of the grain falling-from the buckets gpasses into the open branclnand' an equa-1 portion passes into' the closed branch, until the latter is filled up to the .junction of the branches, when all-thegrain :spilledby the'l) 1x"cl etsis then delivered into the open branch.- .As soon` as the branch over the filled measuring. i

chainbenis closed, the door N of that chamber is drawn out, vand the grain soon runs out -nto the bag, Aand is borne away whileanother bag is hooked. i l

The action of the tallying-mechanism has been described.y

The bfurcated spout is r emovable,'being `held to the part Bgof lthe' elevatori-beliebig. staple and hasp on each side,` 'on eofavhiqh'is shown.' v i l 1 i I K `A piece of canvas can be placed sousto protect theopen space between the spout and measuring-chambers {fron} theuihaifv and dirt blowing therein,f used .in windy weather.

l I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters PatentA "1. The elevator-box A, pulleys 'F F, belt m, and buckets g,'in combination with the bifurcated sp'out C C', doors D D, nieasuringmbambersll, a'nd' doors'N N, all vconstructed, axxzinged, and operating substantially as s et forth;

2. The combination of the pivoted doors D,rpivoted lever c2, and` plated withl the bifurcated spout C C :ind measnringcl1ambers.l substantially as and for' the purposes set forth.' i 3J The combinationwof the sliding bar d, pivoted'pawls Z, doors N, havingviprojeetions if doublera.tohet-bar` 7:, springs g, pointers, andregister 7c', substantially as described and represent-ed.

4. In combination with the abovel claim the key so, substantially as described andfor the purpose specified.

'5. .The -doors D, substantially as shown and described, in combination with the bifurcated spout and.

measuringchambers M, for the purposeof alternately opening and closing said spout', all asset forth.

5. The projections 1,', in combination with the discharge-door'N of a graimmeasuring chamber, substantially :is shown; and, for the purpose specified.

7. The bar a and its pawls-Z, in combination with the ratchet-bar, h and projections z', or'other equivalent device, substantially as 4shown and described, and for the purpose s et forth.,

8. The ratehetibar in combination with the tally-scale of the case-lc, s'ubstantiallyes shown and described, for the purpose of tallying grain, all as set forth. i l n i l 'W. F; ABBOTT. Witnesses: i l.

IRA R. CURTISS,

SPENCER C. WERNHAM. 

